Durn teenagers! (Read 1507 times)

Now that is one I can honestly say I've never had happen to me. Just keep thinking karma...eventually they'll get theirs too! (but probably only when they get older and have kids of their own...) CC

We've had a rock thrown at us. We were just running down the street and a bunch of guys came out of this house and someone picked up a rock and chucked it across the street at us. Of course, we've also been sworn at, had drinks thrown at us, etc (the norm, I suppose). It makes me laugh though, because they yell at the runners while they sit on their lazy (insert whatever word you like here) and swear at the people working hard!

Don't you just wish you had a Go-GO-Gadget sized middle finger to display in their direction?

I've been been preaching this proposition to my friends and co-workers for awhile. Maybe now is the time to take it to the internet. I think all teenagers should be sent to Alaska, or Northern Canada to work in the oil fields or diamond mines for a period of one year. They will not be paid, but rather this service is a mandatory part of attaining "citizen" status within the USA or Canada. Not only will this rid us of obnoxious teenagers, but it will teach them the value of hard work. No more throwing their money away on $6 Starbucks frappucino's when they find out the hard earned value of a dollar. The lousy bleeding heart communists in the government won't let this happen though I've never had a problem directly with teens while running. Strangely enough, during a MP run this week, three obese people started yelling and taunting me with the classic "Run laddy run!". I had visions of myself chasing them with a baseball bat saying "betcha wish you could run as fast as me you insert lewd comment!"

I like your proposal of a national service requirement and I'm often called a communist for saying so.

Oops... looks like I went a little too far over in the political spectrum when describing liberal-democratic government. I should have said, "Those left-wing bleeding heart social worker types don't approve of children being shipped up North..."

Last summer I had a carfull of teen boys pull up next to me while I was running and started squirting me with water. At first I was stunned, then pissed (I tried chasing the car - good tempo workout) then I laughed. I figured God was paying me back for something I did as a teen.

I've never had teenagers throw things at me. It's usually just comments of "Run Forrest Run!!!". On my run yesterday, there were a group of about 5 teenagers walking up ahead of me. They had the whole sidewalk blocked. It was a busy street, so going around them on the road was not an option. Instead I ran right through them, and made on of them drop their Slurpee. I realize this is going to upset some people, but as parents we are partially to blame for our kids behaviour. It is our duty to teach our children proper morals and values. I think we should have mandatory IQ testing before a person becomes a parent. If you're a moron, chances are your children will be too.